Overview
Edgewood is an operational air monitoring station in Harford County, Maryland, operated under the Maryland Department of the Environment. It supports regional air quality surveillance as part of the US EPA AQS network.
Edgewood is an air monitoring station located at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center on Waehli Road in Edgewood, Maryland, United States. The facility is part of the national ambient air quality monitoring network and is operated under the Maryland Department of the Environment. It contributes to the assessment of criteria pollutants and other atmospheric parameters in the region. The station operates within the framework of the US EPA Air Quality System (AQS), which sets standards for monitoring methods, siting, and data reporting. As part of this network, Edgewood likely measures pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide, following federal reference methods. The station's last reported sample date is October 31, 2025, indicating recent operational activity. Edgewood's location near the Aberdeen Proving Ground and the Chesapeake Bay watershed provides important data for understanding air quality impacts from military and industrial activities, as well as regional transport. The station supports public health protection and regulatory compliance by providing continuous air quality data to state and federal agencies.
Environmental context
The Edgewood air monitoring station is situated in a mixed industrial and residential area near the Chesapeake Bay. Its siting is representative of suburban and light industrial environments, capturing emissions from nearby military facilities, transportation corridors, and urban sources. The station's parameter coverage typically includes criteria pollutants and may extend to speciation or meteorological measurements, supporting both regulatory compliance and research on regional air quality trends.
Frequently asked questions
The Edgewood air monitoring station is located at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center on Waehli Road in Edgewood, Harford County, Maryland, United States.
The Edgewood air monitoring station is operated under the Maryland Department of the Environment, which reports data to the US EPA Air Quality System.
As part of the US EPA AQS network, the Edgewood station likely measures criteria pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and carbon monoxide, following federal reference methods.
The US EPA sets standards under the Clean Air Act for monitoring methods, siting, quality assurance, and data reporting through the Air Quality System (AQS). Stations must follow federal reference or equivalent methods to ensure data comparability.
Air monitoring in Harford County helps assess impacts from nearby military installations, industrial facilities, and transportation, supporting public health protection and compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
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